Grigory Barenblatt
Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt (Russian: Григо́рий
Исаа́кович Баренблат; born July 10, 1927) is a
Russian mathematician.Contents1 Education
2 Career and research
3 Awards and honors
4 References
5 External linksEducation[edit]
He graduated in 1950 from
MoscowMoscow State University,[1] Department of
MechanicsMechanics and Mathematics. He received his Ph.D. in 1953 from Moscow
State University under the supervision of A. N. Kolmogorov.[1][2]
Career and research[edit]
He also received a D.Sc. from
MoscowMoscow State University in 1957.[1] He
is an emeritus Professor in Residence at the Department of Mathematics
of the University of California, Berkeley[3] and
MathematicianMathematician at
Department of Mathematics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.[3]
He was
G. I
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MoscowMoscowMoscow (/ˈmɒskoʊ, -kaʊ/; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskva,
IPA: [mɐˈskva] ( listen)) is the capital and most
populous city of Russia, with 12.2 million residents within the city
limits[11] and 17.1 million within the urban area.[12]
MoscowMoscow is
recognized as a Russian federal city.
MoscowMoscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre
of
RussiaRussia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on
the European continent. By broader definitions
MoscowMoscow is among the
world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th
largest agglomeration, the 15th largest urban area, and the 11th
largest by population within city limits worldwide
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Miller Institute
The
Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science was established on
the
University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley campus in 1955 after Adolph C.
Miller and his wife, Mary Sprague Miller, made a donation to the
University. It was their wish that the donation be used to establish
an institute “dedicated to the encouragement of creative thought and
conduct of pure science.”
The
Miller Institute sponsors Miller Research Professors, Visiting
Miller Professors and Miller Research Fellows. The first appointments
of Miller Professors were made in January 1957. In 2008 the Institute
created the Miller Senior Fellow program. This program is aimed
differently, but is still within the Institute's general purpose of
supporting excellence in science at UC Berkeley
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MechanicsMechanicsMechanics (Greek μηχανική) is that area of science which is
concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to
forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on
their environment. The scientific discipline has its origins in
Ancient GreeceAncient Greece with the writings of
AristotleAristotle and Archimedes[1][2][3]
(see
History of classical mechanicsHistory of classical mechanics and Timeline of classical
mechanics). During the early modern period, scientists such as
Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, laid the foundation for what is now known
as classical mechanics. It is a branch of classical physics that deals
with particles that are either at rest or are moving with velocities
significantly less than the speed of light
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SolidSolidSolid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others
being liquid, gas, and plasma). In solids molecules are closely
packed. It is characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to
changes of shape or volume. Unlike a liquid, a solid object does not
flow to take on the shape of its container, nor does it expand to fill
the entire volume available to it like a gas does. The atoms in a
solid are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular geometric
lattice (crystalline solids, which include metals and ordinary ice) or
irregularly (an amorphous solid such as common window glass). Solids
cannot be compressed with little pressure whereas gases can be
compressed with little pressure because in gases molecules are loosely
packed.
The branch of physics that deals with solids is called solid-state
physics, and is the main branch of condensed matter physics (which
also includes liquids)
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TurbulenceTurbulenceTurbulence or turbulent flow is a flow regime in fluid dynamics
characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is
in contrast to a laminar flow regime, which occurs when a fluid flows
in parallel layers, with no disruption between those layers.[1]
TurbulenceTurbulence is commonly observed in everyday phenomena such as surf,
fast flowing rivers, billowing storm clouds, or smoke from a chimney,
and most fluid flows occurring in nature and created in engineering
applications are turbulent.[2][3]:2
TurbulenceTurbulence is caused by excessive
kinetic energy in parts of a fluid flow, which overcomes the damping
effect of the fluid's viscosity. For this reason turbulence is easier
to create in low viscosity fluids, but more difficult in highly
viscous fluids
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Moscow State University
Lomonosov
MoscowMoscow State
UniversityUniversity (MSU; Russian: Московский
государственный университет имени М.
В. Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ) is a coeducational
and public research university located in Moscow, Russia. It was
founded on January 25, 1755 by Mikhail Lomonosov. MSU was renamed
after Lomonosov in 1940 and was then known as Lomonosov University. It
also houses the tallest educational building in the world.[2] Its
current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy
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National Academy Of Engineering
The National Academy of
EngineeringEngineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit,
non-governmental organization. The National Academy of
EngineeringEngineering is
part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,
along with the
National Academy of SciencesNational Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National
Academy of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
The NAE operates engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs,
encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior
achievements of engineers. New members are annually elected by current
members, based on their distinguished and continuing achievements in
original research
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Fluid Dynamics
In physics and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid
mechanics that describes the flow of fluids - liquids and gases. It
has several subdisciplines, including aerodynamics (the study of air
and other gases in motion) and hydrodynamics (the study of liquids in
motion).
Fluid dynamics has a wide range of applications, including
calculating forces and moments on aircraft, determining the mass flow
rate of petroleum through pipelines, predicting weather patterns,
understanding nebulae in interstellar space and modelling fission
weapon detonation.
Fluid dynamics offers a systematic structure—which underlies these
practical disciplines—that embraces empirical and semi-empirical
laws derived from flow measurement and used to solve practical
problems
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G. I. Taylor
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM (7 March 1886 – 27 June 1975) was a
British physicist and mathematician, and a major figure in fluid
dynamics and wave theory. His biographer and one-time student, George
Batchelor, described him as "one of the most notable scientists of
this (the 20th) century".[4][5][6][7]Contents1 Early life and education
2 Career and research2.1 Manhattan Project
2.2 Later life3 Personal life
4 References
5 External linksEarly life and education[edit]
Taylor was born in St. John's Wood, London. His father, Edward Ingram
Taylor, was an artist, and his mother, Margaret Boole, came from a
family of mathematicians (his aunt was Alicia Boole Stott and his
grandfather was George Boole). As a child he was fascinated by science
after attending the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, and
performed experiments using paint rollers and sticky-tape. Taylor read
mathematics and physics at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1905 to
1908
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J. C. MaxwellJames Clerk MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE (/ˈmækswɛl/;[2] 13 June 1831 –
5 November 1879) was a Scottish[3][4] scientist in the field of
mathematical physics.[5] His most notable achievement was to formulate
the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together
for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as different
manifestations of the same phenomenon.
Maxwell's equationsMaxwell's equations for
electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in
physics"[6] after the first one realised by Isaac Newton.
With the publication of "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic
Field" in 1865, Maxwell demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields
travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light
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Royal Society Of London
The President, Council and Fellows of the
Royal SocietyRoyal Society of London for
Improving Natural Knowledge,[1] commonly known as the Royal Society,
is a learned society. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a royal
charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society".[1] It is the oldest
national scientific institution in the world.[2] The society is the
United Kingdom's and Commonwealth of Nations'
Academy of SciencesAcademy of Sciences and
fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits,
recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science,
providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and
global co-operation, education and public engagement.
The society is governed by its Council, which is chaired by the
Society's President, according to a set of statutes and standing
orders
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